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Is Israel Actually More Isolated than Ever?
(RealClear Politics) Richard Goldberg and Roger Zakheim - "Support for Israel around the world is declining," former Chicago mayor and potential Democratic presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel declared in Israel last week. Is that true? Argentina's Javier Milei visited Israel in April to establish the "Isaac Accords." Bolivia's Rodrigo Paz and Chile's Jose Antonio Kast both restored diplomatic ties with Israel after taking office. In Colombia, voters gave the nod to pro-Israel Abelardo de la Espriella. The Conservative Party of Canada couldn't be more pro-Israel, from leader Pierre Poilievre to future foreign minister Shuv Majumdar. In Britain, the Reform party brings more supporters of Israel and anti-Islamists into its fold by the day. Slovenia has announced it will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem while rescinding the country's recognition of a Palestinian state. Germany's Friedrich Merz and India's Narendra Modi are busy expanding their defense relationships with Israel. Military delegations from Canada, Britain, France, Morocco, Finland, Greece, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Estonia, Japan, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia all came to Israel to learn from its military's battlefield lessons and innovations. Richard Goldberg, former White House and National Security Council official, is a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Roger Zakheim, a former general counsel and deputy staff director of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, is director of the Ronald Reagan Institute.